Gasket



S. WILTSE rJan. 14; 1930.

GASKET Filed Aug. 5. 1927 Lw E. P m m 5 @Him/mm1 Patented Jan. 14, 1930 f UNITED STATES PATENT- oFFlcE sUinNnn WIL'rsE, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, Assreivonmo wIL'rsnArrLrANen eo.;v` A f conronA'rIoN or MICHIGAN f t v Y i GASKET Application filed August 5, 1927. Serial No. 210,778.'

This invention relatesV to gaskets and particularly to a type thereof that will continue suitable thrust bearing for ya rotating ele- The above being among the objects of the present invention, the same consistsin'certain features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described with 'refer-v ence to the accompanying drawing, and then claimed, having the above and other objects in View.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates a suitable embodiment of the present invention, and in which'like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views,.-`

F ig. 1 is a vertical sectional view taken centrally through a combined fuel and oil pump.' Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the linel 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 0f Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionalview taken on thevline4-4 of Fig. 3. p

Fig.l 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, illustrating a modified form of gasket made in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the gasket shown in Fig. 5 and taken on the same line as the section shown in Fig. 5.

As an illustration of the present invention, I show the same in the accompanying drawing in connection with a combined oil and fuel pump. This pump comprises a casing, the main body portion of which is indicated by the numeral 10. The casing 10 is provided with an upwardly extending part 11 serving as a guiding and supporting means for the pump. The casing 10 is also provided with'a circular -chamber 12 opening on'the lower face of the same andl in which is located a rotor 13 provided with afhub portion 14 which is received 1n the opening 15 1n the casing eccentrically of the chamber 12. The central drive shaft 16 lwhich is rotatably received in thel upper portion 11 of the housing is received in the hub portion 14 of the rotor 13 and is secured thereto for equal rotation therewith by the pin 17. A pair of diametrically outwardly spring` pressed vanes are slidably received in the rotor 13 and cooperate with the walls of the chamber 12't'o cause a flow of the fluid through thepump. Suitable inlet `and out? let ports (not shown) to the chamber 12 are provided for theintroduction of oil to and the passage of oil from the chamber 12. Secured to the lower face of the housing 10 by a plurality'of screws 19is a second casing-20, a libre gasket 21- being interposed between in contacting faces. The housing 201is'provided' with a central opening 22'au`d a chamber 23 opening on the lower face thereof, the opening 22 being in alignment with the shaft 16. Within the opening 22 is received the shaft 24, the upper slotted end of which projects up through the rotor 13 on'either side ofr the vanes 18 and 'embraces the tongue 25 formed on the lower end of theshaft 16zin order to removably secure the'shaft 24 to the shaft 16 for equal rotation therewith. wit-hin the chamber 23 is secured to the shaft* 24 by the pin 27, the rotor 26 being positioned eccentrically of the chamber 23 in the same' manner that therotor 13 is positioned 'with' respect to the chamber 12. A pair of slidably diametrically posit-ioned'vanes 2S are carried by the rotor 26 and arefconstantly urged outwardly into Contact with` the walls of the chamber 23 by means of'the coil spring'29. Suitable inlet and outletports 30 and 31 respectively are provided for thechamber 23, the inlet port 30 being connected with the eX- terior of the casing 20 by'means of the thread- -ed passage 32v and the outlet port 31r being similarlyy connected with the exterior of the casing 20 by the'threadedpassage 33. Secured to the lower open face of the casing 20`l` bythe screws 34 is the cap 35, a gasket 36 being positioned between the-opposed faces of the cap35 and casing. 20. Thegasket 36, in accordance with `the present invention. is

A rotor 26,-

i formed of fibre of substantial thickness. The

ca is provided with a duct 37 leading from be ow the outlet port 31 to below the inlet port 30,-openings 38 and`39 being provided in the gasket 36 for connecting the ports 30 and 31 to the duct 37. Aball 4.0 sitioned within the duct 37 isconstantly urged by the coil spring 41 into contact with the lower beveled edge of the opening 38 in order to Yprovide a check valve for the same which ermitfs fuel in the chamber 23 to b e passed t rough the duct 37 from the outlet port 31 to the inlet port 30 when the pressure of the fuel within the outlet passage has reached a predetermined value. The gasket 36 not only serves as a gasket, an end thrust bearing for the rotor 26,

a passage for fuel from the chamber 23 to the duct 37 ,and as a dividing wall between the duct 37 and the chamber Q3, but also serves as i found that thesame preserves a tight jointa seat `for the thecheck ball 40. i I form this gasket 36Vfrom'fibre and I have between the casing l2O and cap35 afterrepeated disassembling and reasse'mbling of the pump mechanism. -It alsojserves as an ideal thrust bearing for the rotor 26 with a minimum of wear and frictional resistance'and vis ideally suited as a seat for theball 4.0, showing a minimum of Wear and maintaining a perfect seat, for the same at all times.` v

In practice,fbefore assembling the gasket 36 to the rest'of the mechanism, I prefer to y soak the samefor agfew minutes in hot water,

thus softening the surface and insuring a perfect and-non-leaking joint between the cap andthe casing 20 after they are assembled together.l n v -In Figs. 5 and 6 I show a slight modificaytion of the gasket36.A In this case I provide a metal' ferrule 12in, the openin 38 and preferably bevel the lower edge t ereof as i fit-43 to provide a seat in the ball 40. This Aformed to provide a insures a longer lived andmore perfect seat for the ball 40. .p

Although lI have shown the present invention in connection with a partlcular type of pumping apparatus, it. will bel apparent that my invention is not limited to this s ecific vuse shown, but is particularly adapta le in which is commensurateA with thek appended claims.

WhatIclaim is:v f v 1. In combination, a casing provided with an open end, a pumping element within said casing, a cap closlnsaid open end and uct between the inlet andv outlet ports for said element, a sheet 2. In combination, a pump casing provided with an openend; a cap for said end, afbre gasket between said casing and said cap,

a duct in said cap, openings in' said gasket connecting said duct with the interior vof said casing, andaspring pressed yball cooperatin with one of said openin s to control the. owLof fluid through said uct. l

3.1In combination, a pump casing, a vcap for closing one end of said casing, a duct in said cap, a fibre gasket between said cap andv said'caslng, openings in said'gasket connectmg saidlduct with theinterior of said casing, a metal` ferrule in one of said openings, and a spring pressed member cooperating with saidferrule for controlling the flow'of fluid from said casing throughsaid duct. i

f 4. Incombination, a pump casing provided with an open end,a rotor within said casing, acap for saidopen end, aduct in said cap, a sheet of fibre between said cap and casing forming la thrust bearing for said rotor, openings in` said fibre connecting said housingl with said duct, a spring pressed member forl controlling the liiowof fluid through one of saidopenings,and .a metal ferrule in the last mentioned opening forming a seat.v for said member. .f y i f 5.v In combination, a'pump casing provided with a chamber-in one endthereof. a rotatable pump element in said chamber, inletand out-yv let2 ports for said chamber in said casing, a r

cap for said chamber,a groove in said`cap extending between said ports, aV fibre gasket between said casing and said cap forminga wall for said groove, a wall fory said chamber and a thrust memberfor sald rotor, openings 1n said gasket connecting said ports with said groove, and a spring pressedball cooperating with one of said openings orcontrolling the pressure within said chamber. f

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